Four Speed Grand Prix 

@martymiller Great Comment. 👍

I've heard that before in the fact that the company called Ikea reverse that is hilarious and now they're making billions

Allot more fun too, and often educational.

Isn't that the truth!

It doesn’t require a smart man. It just requires someone who isn’t a social media user. There is no such thing as a stupid question.. in the real world.

It looked like he's done that job before. I think GM still honors the recall on those ignitions.

and you’re a better man for it.

@@dustydon6419 More like the cheaper man.

G in the 80‘s

I can get you a factory 4 speed Malibu.

I agree, they would’ve given Dodge a good battle these days.

Wow, man, put the four barrel and dual exhaust on the v6. You're one of the few.

I had a 1981. Replaced the V-6 with a Buick 350.

You could get a 4 barrel on a 231 V6 in some years and applications.

@@googleusergp the 4 barrel was a 252 c.i. and was very rare and not available new from gm. There was no properly sized aftermarket carburetors for the 252 intake manifold.

@@2011joser The 3.8L turbo could be had with a four barrel.

Before or after the head gasket blows?

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Two speed?! Lol damn that would have been rough

I wasn't even conceived yet LOL I thought being born in 81 was old

Because China. If Pontiac had stayed, they would’ve gone head to toe with Dodge. A new Firebird to take on the Challenger and a New GTO to take on the Charger.

@@sengle928 that would have been awesome. I'm sorry they thought they couldn't be on par with Chrysler...I believe they would have done fine. It would have been better than packing up and giving up, that's for certain. And f**k china

Buicks are very popular in the Asian market

@@purpurahaze9179 more catering to the Chinese

@@xfactorautomotive1496 I was primarily referring to Japan but I did say Asian

Had a 77 myself. actually ive owned several GPs but the 77 with the 355 was the most notable. lol it's factory color was some really crazy bright orange. Not exactly orange orange but in the ballpark. And it was indeed a comfortable ride. sitting in the drivers seat felt like sitting in a smaller, more sporty car with the console gearshift and snappy gauge and instrument cluster. And that 355 Pontiac engine wasn't a slacker at all. Yet another of my past cars that I wish i still had.

I've seen plenty that way over the years. They were common back in the day.

@@googleusergp Most I have seen had the bench seat with hubcaps and the slow 3.8L.

@@jaysmith179 There's a 1985 Grand Prix in my neighborhood that's got a similar paint scheme. I see the guy filling it up at the gas station now and then. Seems to be a daily driver.

Then it was a Canadian version as the 267 V8 was a Chevrolet engine and not used in a 1981 Grand Prix in the US. You might have meant 265 V8 which was a Pontiac V8 and used in the Grand Prix in 1980-1981.

​@@googleusergpYou are correct. I grew up in Canada and it was a Canadian built car with a 267.

Yes, because the 301 V8 was an economy engine, not a performance engine. It was right for the times.

​@@googleusergpFriend of a friend had a 77 GP back in the day with a 301. After a day of pulling a "built" 318 out a street sleeper Volare, the 3 of us headed back to Queens from way out east. I think he had that 301 matted the whole time. Never missed a beat and just floated down the expressway but we might have only been going 85 (felt fast with all the 4 coils doing their separate thing...)😂

@@LongIslandMopars Ooof, that's a slow one. The 1977 Grand Prix was the last of the 1973-1977 cars and they were much heavier than the 1978 models that replaced them. A 301 two barrel (that's all you could get with the 301 in 1977, VIN code "Y", RPO code "L27") might have mopeds and bicycles passing you on a hill. That's a lot of car to move with that little horsepower. LOL.

@@googleusergp Yep. I remember it well. Black with a camel tan gut. Had the Pontiac rally rims on it. It was a looker but I remember remarking how gutless it felt. In contrast, the Volare was a mover. Originally a 6 popper, the 318 that my friend built started life in a Polara that got scrapped. He built the engine like a 340 and it surprised many given the Volare was a stock-appearing 2 door Premier. The only hint that something was different were the set of staggered Mopar rally wheels and some throaty but not obnoxious mufflers. We pulled the 318 because the Volare rotted away around itself. This was back in the early 90s before prices got stupid and he picked up a mint 71 Challenger with a blown 318 for $2500. We swapped in the race 318 and Torqueflite and transferred the front disc setup from the Volare (the Challenger had front drums). The rear end in the Challenger was taller than the Volare's so this thing had even longer legs on the highway. Those were fun times.

@@LongIslandMopars Just like the GM cars, just about all of the Big 3 was one big swap what you want on it and make it work. Most times, it would look factory issued if done right. My former coworker at the auto parts company has a 1974 Grand Prix with a 400 that he bought new in 1974. He was thinking about selling it and offered it to me saying, "I know it won't get LS swapped or ruined if you have it". He's a person that if he swaps something, he keeps all the original parts and everything can be turned back to stock without much trouble. I am convincing him to keep it.

The auto parts manufacturer I worked for had tons of them as company cars for territory sales personnel. A few of them wound up with some internal management folks.

@@googleusergp 😎

I have a 2009 G6 convertible. I bought it new.

What's this have to do with the video?

@@Bloodcurling It's a Pontiac he's talking about.

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​@@cw9734yeah their bad about building nests under the outside door handles. My 79 LTD Landau has the same style door handles

Yes the Dash got me?I kinda liked the cutlass exterior but didn't like th e dash .That's y I bought the 83 back in 2003.same with the regal I didn't like the dash.and Monte Carlo.

Cool I had several 81-87 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme red 2dr gbody cars and about 5 Buick Regal cars, a few limited ones two Buick Regal Factory V8 Sport Coupe released in 1986 borrowed the name from the name from the 78-82 Buick Regal cars, but the 86 was a roller cam Oldsmobile 5.0 307 vin y V8 base interior no lower exterior trim Buick mag 14x6 steel wheels gm th200c both of mine were anyway Buick 7.5 10 bolt corporate gm rear 2.73 gears in the black one both were air conditioning tilt steering column and power windows cars my grey regal that was the daily driver for a kid just out of highschool with a Pontiac manufactured?? 7.5 gm corporate 10 bolt rear and 3.08 gears and the for a example I also owned later on in life recent years actually a 84 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme brougham buttercream yellow factory full wheel cover and black steel rim wheels,no ac or rear defrost th350c lockup torque converter tilt steering column pw,pdl non cassette tape player am fm stereo with local and seek function,V6 car but 2bbl California emissions smog and big waffle looking cat equipment Buick 3.8 litre 231 V6 and I had transplanted a 1991 Chevy Camaro RS tpi 305 081 casting heads h.o. sbc in a 72,423 mile 84 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme brougham that drove great one of the best driving gm gbody cars I've owned unfortunately my younger brother in the fall of 2012 hit a deer in it with the front end of the car about 54mph bent and twisted the body panels and completely obliterated the fiberglass nose cone and one of the 84 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme brougham specific grilles insurance considered it totaled even though it still drove fine with a different doghouse on it from a 86 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme salon 2dr gm gbody, and my cutlass supreme brougham that 84 up until that point had the small Oldsmobile logo rocket emblems I believe on the lower front of the door, but it might have been the lower rear section of the front fenders by the hinge area of the door anyway I have not seen them on another 81-88 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme since...had a few 77-83 Oldsmobile 88 delta and 98 regency brougham cars that had them and a few of those had the same full cover hub caps the 84 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme brougham did.

Made me cringe, but I guess it was a junker

@@tomwesley7884 Yes, I "love all cars" (except French cars...there's RE-NO-WAY I'll ever own another Le Car) and it pains me to watch cars being damaged or destroyed. But that Damned Am Grand Am I had left me stranded several times because of a malfunctioning ignition lock. When I exposed the dash wiring I was met by a horrifying bundle of CRUSH BUTT CONNECTORS!!! Some genius had clearly been in there in the car's past and made a mess. I said..."that's it..NO MORE" and lost my cool with the hammer video. Yes, the car had already been declared JUNK due to the ravaged dash harness and much chassis rust. But otherwise, I try not to do stuff like that. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

I fixed my mom's 81 Ford Fairmont the same way when I had to replace the heater core.

Funny, I keep hearing about this reference to me but haven't seen it. Might have been nice if somebody from MT reached out to me to say "hey...you might like this....". But nope. Reminds me of how I was the LAST ONE TO KNOW when Roadkill's Junkyard Gold was cancelled (cancelled? Whaddayamean we're cancelled?") I'll try Googling "MT 75th anniversary promo". Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

@@SteveMagnanteso you’re not receiving regular mail box gifts from MT for their continued use of your image in the promotion of their product? I’m guessing you and the Dirt Everyday guys signed that away knowingly or not. At least Chappelle is still getting some love. Freiburger had him in the latest Roadkill episode. I’m not looking to dig into your personal business but I guess most, if not all, MT hosts don’t get royalties? Them not giving you a heads up is bad business in my opinion. Hmm, maybe I should be doing this in an email. Been a fan of your work for a long time, yes even in print. Love this channel. Of all my RU-vid subscriptions you’re at top.

Did the V8 fit the original gearbox 🤔

Better off with a Pontiac V8. If you want a small block swap, do it in the correct division. LOL.

@@googleusergp agreed

@@googleusergp 77-81 Pontiac 301 Pontiac were prone to cracked crankshaft rod journals. Carbon build-up on pistons was a big concern too.

There’s been a 301 in my family for well over 40 years. Never once had a problem. Most of the time it’s the people that own them and don’t know how to take care of them.

@@googleusergp True a lot of them were in firebirds that people drove like trans am's

Correct, the last Pontiac V8s were produced for the 1981 model year. After that, they were "Chevy-iacs" most of the time.

Yep. That was the hot ticket back in the day.

Assuming it was a big block Chevrolet or Oldsmobile engine, since Pontiac did not make a big block V8.

@@googleusergp what do you call the 455 then ?

@@jamesstewart3771 455. Pontiac blocks were the same size.

@@jamesstewart3771 A Pontiac V8 just like any other one in the Pontiac line. Pontiac V8s were not small or big block. Anyone into Pontiacs never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever ever calls them "small" or "big" block.

Unfortunately that's the fate of most G body's that and demo derby. I would rather see them used as drag cars

I spot a ported vacuum switch on the thermostat housing, so this is some sort of smog era V8, and with the oil dipstick on the left, I'm going to say 1970s era. I believe the dipstick moved to the right side around 1980.

Same

Handsomely styled, downsized for '78

And the subsequent FWD Grand Prix body style with Rusty Wallace!

Have you ever seen a 1965 or 1966 Grand Prix? This is not the best by any stretch of the imagination.

@@mexicanspec Yeah those are nice but in my opinion the smaller, even the early seventies had the best styling. But we can all agree the last generation was bland.

They were the most stolen car for decades after they were last produced. They were sharp looking, rode well and were easy to fix. The trick was to have the right engine and transmission.

@@googleusergp Yes, I believe the Cutlass was the top stolen car for years, if not a decade.

@@tomwesley7884 With the other "G" cousins not far behind.

Thanks heaps dude ,l just needed to know lcan rest now 😅

Thanks

@@johnkelly8525 I'm glad to aid you to your sanity

Such a hard life 😅